洋灯

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 洋灯 – see 洋燈 (“kerosene lamp”).
(This term, 洋灯, is the simplified form of 洋燈.)
Notes:

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
洋 灯
よう
Grade: 3		 とう
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
洋燈 (kyūjitai)

Appears to be a coinage in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived elements 洋 (yō, “western, European”) + 灯 (tō, “torch, lamp, lighting”).

Pronunciation

Noun

洋(よう)灯(とう) • (yōtō) ←やうとう (yautou)?

  1. a western-style oil lamp
  2. more generally, lighting, illumination, a lamp
Synonyms

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
洋 灯
Grade: 3 Grade: 4
irregular
Alternative spelling
洋燈 (kyūjitai)

Borrowed from Dutch lamp, Middle Dutch lampe, later English lamp.[2][1]

Pronunciation
  • (Irregular reading)

Noun

洋灯(ランプ) • (ranpu) 

  1. (historical) alternative form of ランプ: a western-style oil lamp
  2. (historical) alternative form of ランプ: more generally, lighting, illumination, a lamp
Usage notes

Spelled in katakana as ランプ in modern usage.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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